WMD Emergency Responder (COBRA) Training Course

Course Description

The WMD Emergency Responder (COBRA) Training Course is a 4-day training program designed to provide emergency responders operational level instruction on responding to and operating in a WMD environment. The course covers chemical, ordnance/explosive, biological, and radiological/nuclear (COBRA) threats; the current domestic and international terrorist threat; managing and WMD scene; determining the breadth of a WMD incident area; and dealing with the media at a WMD incident. In addition, it provides 20 hours of hands-on familiarization training with specialized protective clothing and equipment, chemical detection and identification equipment, decontamination, triage and ordnance/explosive recognition and response. The course concludes with a multi-task, hands-on performance oriented training in the WMD [Toxic Agent] (COBRA) Training Facility.

Prerequisites: This course is designed for emergency responders who have completed WMD awareness level training. The target audience for this training is emergency responders in Fire Service, Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Service, Emergency Management and Emergency Communications. *This course is not for HAZMAT technicians.

WMD Hazardous Material Technician (COBRA) Training Course

Course Description

The WMD Hazardous Material Technician (COBRA) course, is a 3-day in-depth training course in the composition, action, identification, and decontamination of WMD agents that have the potential for use in a terrorist incident. This course also includes training in the preservation of evidence at a crime scene, an overview of the international and domestic terrorist threat, and a series of practical exercises involving WMD detection, identification and protective equipment and techniques for operating at a WMD terrorist incident. This training culminates with a multi-task, hands-on training exercise in the WMD [Toxic Agent] (COBRA) Training Facility.

Prerequisites: Hazardous Material Technicians attending this training must be certified as having successfully met the competencies outlined in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 and NFPA 472 for HAZMAT Technicians.

WMD Incident Command (COBRA) Training Course

Course Description

The WMD Incident Command (COBRA) Course is a 3-day in-depth training course in the composition, action, identification, and decontamination of WMD agents, which have the potential for use in a terrorist incident. This course also includes an overview of the international and domestic terrorist threat, tactical decision making, and federal support to state and local jurisdictions. This course is complemented with 18 hours of hands-on training including a tabletop interactive exercise involving WMD, COBRA response planning and execution at a terrorist incident. This training course culminates with a multi-task, hands-on training exercise in the WMD [Toxic Agent] (COBRA) Training Facility.

Prerequisites: Emergency responders attending this training must be trained to the competencies outlined in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 and NFPA 472 for Incident Commanders and they must have a complete understanding of the Incident Command and Unified Command System. The target audience for this training includes those command level responders in the Fire Service, Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Service, Emergency Management and Emergency Communications.